I am thrilled to be on the blog tour for this read.
Detangling the plot: British spy Emma Makepeace goes undercover on a Russian oligarch’s superyacht, where she’s one wrong move away from a watery grave, in this electrifying thriller from the author of Alias Emma .
An MI6 operative is found dead, locked in a suitcase inside his own apartment. Despite an exhaustive search, no fingerprints are found at the scene. Emma Makepeace and her handler, Ripley, know an assassination when they see one, and such an obvious murder can mean only one Someone is sending a message.
As she digs into his past, Emma discovers that the unfortunate spy had been investigating two Russian oligarchs based in London. He’d become obsessed with the idea that the two were spies, aided by a third man—whose identity he had yet to uncover. When he shared his findings within MI6 in the weeks before he died, the response came back fast and Drop the investigation and move on. Had he uncovered a secret that cost him his life?
To pick up where he left off without ending up in a suitcase of her own, Emma goes undercover on one of the oligarch’s million-dollar yachts, scheduled to set sail from the Côte d’Azur to Monaco. Under other circumstances, this would be a dream vacation. But if Emma’s real identity gets discovered, it’s a death sentence.
As Emma’s work reveals secrets she’d be safer not knowing, the danger ratchets up. The killer may be closer to home than any of them imagined, and Emma won’t be safe until he—or she—is caught.
Bobs and Books honest review:
Ooh this is a good one! Have to admit it took me to Part 2 to immerse into it but Part 2 onwards was thrilling, and I was then captivated through to the final pages.
Emma is a great lead in this- yay to a female spy who is savvy, ballsy and no nonsense (even if I did think she was a little bonkers in the situations she puts herself in...)
I loved the claustrophobic setting of the yacht and the tricksy characters on there. Was definitely trusting no one.
Did have an idea where this was likely headed, and I was right but the turns along the way means its a very bumpy ride on and off deck!
Out 14 September...
But if I haven't tempted you enough, watch this show stopper of a video trailer.... https://vimeo.com/854365356
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